Hollins Science Seminar 2013
0The 56th annual Hollins Science Seminar was held April 17, 2013, celebrating the research conducted by science and mathematics students during the 2012-13 academic year.
The 56th annual Hollins Science Seminar was held April 17, 2013, celebrating the research conducted by science and mathematics students during the 2012-13 academic year.
The Roanoke Times published an op-ed by Professor and Chair of Political Science Jong Oh Ra exploring the ramifications of how “North Korea has visibly ratcheted up its bellicosity toward South Korea, Japan and the United States.”
“Daytime Blue Ridge” on Roanoke’s WSLS-TV 10 previews “9 to 5: The Musical,” Hollins Theatre’s spring production.
The Roanoke Times profiles Dan Estabrook, the 2013 Frances Niederer Artist-in-Residence at Hollins.
From left to right: Hollins Riding Center Associate Director Liz Courter; seven-time ODAC Coach of the Year Sandy Gerald; Emma Lane Poole ’13, who will compete at IHSA Nationals; and Riding Center Director Nancy Peterson.
Dance majors from Hollins’ Movement Studio III class create an installation performance in conjunction with “Echo Sounding,” an exhibition at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum.
The show, which enjoyed a run on Broadway, is based on the hit movie and features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton.
Dan A.R. Kelly, who is pursuing his MFA in screenwriting and film studies at Hollins, co-wrote and produced “Susie’s Hope,” which debuts this month at one of the premier film festivals in the southeastern United States.
The university’s endowment increased from $152.7 million to $163.5 million, an all-time high, over an 18-month period betweem mid-2011 and the end of 2012.
Hollins researchers found that more than 70% of samples of soda, diet soda, and water in 2009 and 2010 were contaminated with similar levels of bacteria and that disinfection had no effect on contamination levels.